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Exchange-biased topological transverse thermoelectric effects in a Kagome ferrimagnet

Heda Zhang, Jahyun Koo, Chunqiang Xu, Milos Sretenovic, Binghai Yan, Xianglin Ke

2022Nature Communications69 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Kagome metal TbMn 6 Sn 6 was recently discovered to be a ferrimagnetic topological Dirac material by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy measurements. Here, we report the observation of large anomalous Nernst effect and anomalous thermal Hall effect in this compound. The anomalous transverse transport is consistent with the Berry curvature contribution from the massive Dirac gaps in the 3D momentum space as demonstrated by our first-principles calculations. Furthermore, the transverse thermoelectric transport exhibits asymmetry with respect to the applied magnetic field, i.e., an exchange-bias behavior. Together, these features place TbMn 6 Sn 6 as a promising system for the outstanding thermoelectric performance based on anomalous Nernst effect.

Topics & Concepts

Nernst effectBerry connection and curvatureFerrimagnetismCondensed matter physicsThermoelectric effectPhysicsTransverse planeNernst equationAsymmetryHall effectDirac (video compression format)Magnetic fieldQuantum mechanicsMagnetizationStructural engineeringElectrodeEngineeringGeometric phaseNeutrinoTopological Materials and PhenomenaGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics